Yin Yang Rogue

  At this time, he had already fallen onto the old god stick's hand, and along the blood hole of the index finger was about to drill in. However, as soon as it drilled in, there was a mournful howl, and the red silk thread stained the golden water of the Five Emperor Coin Bubble. I had long been prepared, seeing that the situation was almost done, took out the Soul-Calling Banner and the Soul-Calming Stone, accelerated the recitation of the Demon-Purifying Mantra, swung the Soul-Calling Banner, and pressed down with the Soul-Calming Stone.

  That thing let out a shrill scream that was almost piercing, I felt like I was in a daze, and nearly fell to the ground. Gritting my teeth, I managed to hold on until I finished reciting the last syllable of the Fumo Jingyue Mantra. With a forceful press downwards, the clear and crisp sound of the Sanqing Bell suddenly turned low and oppressive, disappearing into the Town Soul Stone.

  The seven-star lamp went out at the same time, and I also fainted a bit, sitting on the ground with my butt. The gray Taoist robe was already soaked with sweat. My brain was dizzy and felt like it was lacking oxygen.

  The danger in this is deeply felt, and cannot be expressed. I know that things are not over yet. So I picked up a few more symbols and stuck them on the soul-suppressing stone, wrapping it around the entire thing. Then I untied the old god stick from my hand, the red silk thread that had been soaked in the golden water of the Five Emperors, layer by layer tied to the wrapped soul-suppressing stone, only then did I let out a sigh of relief. With my current abilities, I have no way to disperse this vengeful ghost, I can only seal it inside the soul-suppressing stone, and wait for an opportunity to scatter it in the future.

  However, the Soul Calming Stone won't be of use for a short period of time. I'm also frustrated to tears, on my first day of work, I've gotten into trouble and even lost a precious item. I placed the compressed Soul Calming Stone under the ancestral hall in the store. On top is an image of Yuanshi Tianzun, plus layers of seals, so I don't worry about it escaping.

  I simply cleaned up a bit, called 120, and had the old Taoist priest taken to the hospital. When I opened the door of my dojo, those people outside saw that the Taoist priest who was just jumping around like a madman earlier was now being taken away by 120 wearing a golden Taoist robe, their expressions were priceless.

  I'm also extremely embarrassed. But the old rascal's injury was really not my fault. Thinking that this old rascal woke up, I recalled my lightning-fast "eight trigrams slap in the face" and wondered how it would affect me. My heart is filled with anxiety, if I get fired, I'll truly have no place to eat. On my first day of work, I directly slapped my boss's face into pieces and sent him to the hospital. I reckon this is something that only I can do...

  As expected, Lao Shenggui returned that night with his face covered. His complexion was terrible, he pointed at me, seemingly wanting to scold me, but then touched the bandaged wound on his face and winced in pain, speaking a few words in an eerie tone.

  I rubbed my nose and said: "Master, after you fainted, I helped you deal with the things behind. The good karma is in your drawer."

  The old man was stunned for a moment, then opened the drawer. Inside, he saw a thick stack of renminbi. He seemed to be in disbelief, hastily counting it again. Exactly seven thousand yuan, not one cent less. The old man immediately burst out laughing, splitting his mouth open and awkwardly coughing twice.

  The old man returned to his benevolent appearance: "Hmmm, Fang Xian, not bad. I know you're going for a realistic effect and creating some thrilling processes, but there's a limit, too much is just fake!"

  It seems that this old stick thought I was intentionally acting? I suddenly couldn't help but laugh and cry. I listened to his criticism and education for a while longer. It was already very late, the old stick's house had a back room which was where he rested. Maybe it was because I made a lot of money for the old stick, he was very happy and insisted on pulling me to eat a midnight snack. I couldn't even refuse.

  We had a few beers and ordered some barbecue. Lao Shenggui was getting tipsy, clearly treating me as one of his own. He also started rambling on about the ins and outs of this line of work.

  The original price of the Jiaolong jade pendant was 4,000 yuan, which was just an opening offer. Although in this line of business there is no haggling over prices, old cunning guys also look at people's faces. Just like today's old man with a hesitant expression, old cunning guy would "be kind to others" and give a discount for the sake of saving someone's life and accumulating good karma.

  I thought 2,000 yuan was almost enough, and letting Yu Piao go would be the end of it. But I didn't expect that after I accepted, I was even more ruthless than him, exceeding expectations by more than three times.

  The old man patted me on the shoulder and said, "You're braver than I am, young people really dare to bluff."

  I didn't say a word, but I was very clear in my heart that you were taking money by cheating, but I almost lost my life to help the old man solve the problem. So the money I received is already very little, before I went up the mountain, I had seen people who do things like this, they all start with tens of thousands of yuan, and even the less greedy ones charge a lot.

  The following days were very calm, and the old scoundrel had a lazy thought again, so he insisted on teaching me to draw talismans. I sighed in my heart, thinking that I was already a living version of "Zhengyi Fu Lu", but unexpectedly, I still had to learn how to draw fake talismans from this old cheat.

  However, after the old master taught me, he didn't care about it anymore. He was like a master, handing over the management of the talismans in the store to me. I was new here and couldn't directly remove those "bedroom harmony" and "weight loss" talismans, which according to the old master were the most profitable ones.

  So I secretly replaced them with "Yuanhehefu" and "Qingxinjingjiufu". The Yuanhehefu refers to the fusion of the aura between husband and wife, as long as their feelings are good, many things in bed will be more harmonious.

  The Taoist doesn't have a weight loss talisman, so I changed it to "clear heart and calm mind talisman". This will make the person's heart calm and peaceful. Once the heart is calm and peaceful, the body will naturally adjust and regulate its energy, which belongs to a kind of adjustment talisman.

  The old master also saw that my talisman was not drawn according to his teachings, but instead of blaming me, he was actually quite pleased and said I had learned to innovate and the drawing was pretty good. I was speechless again.

  The days passed very quietly, and a month had passed in the blink of an eye. On this day, I practiced a set of Wu Xing Quan at home, which was taught by my master. When practicing Wu Xing Quan, it is necessary to practice with Qigong, Ba Duan Jin and other exercises, belonging to Neijiaquan, mainly for regulating the body's five elements and five internal organs, also known as health preservation boxing.

  I arrived at the Taoist temple very early, as Old Godly Stick is usually lazy and won't get up too early. But I knew that for this kind of temple, opening the door earlier is better. Many people have accidents or emergencies at night or midnight, and they will come to seek help in a hurry. Moreover, from the Taoist perspective, dawn is the time when yin and yang intersect, and there's also the saying "the plan for a day lies in the morning".

  After opening the door, I simply started wiping the incense burner and doing some daily chores. These dull things in other people's eyes are actually a good way to temper one's mind. As I was working, I found a little fatty standing at the door, looking about my age, twenty or so, white and chubby like a steamed bun, now sneaking a peek into the Taoist temple.

  I walked over and asked: "Excuse me, are you here to make a good connection?"

  That fatty looked around the house and saw no one else, seeming to let out a sigh of relief. He glanced at me: "Just forming a good relationship with you, old man isn't here? I came back to get some things."

  Then he strode into the house, making a show of opening the old god stick's drawer. I hastily stretched out my hand to stop him, frowning and saying: "May I ask who you are? Taking things without permission is stealing, what do you think you're doing?"

  That fat white guy waved his hand to open mine, looking at me like a fool: "Are you sick? I'm Jiang Yuan! Get out of the way, I'll get something, don't let that old god see it."

  After finishing speaking, before I could stop him, he rummaged through a small box from under the table's shelf. Opening the box revealed a string of prayer beads, and upon seeing them, his eyes lit up.

  This rosary is made of agarwood. In terms of value, this agarwood is more expensive than small-leaf sandalwood. To put it bluntly, agarwood is not actually a type of wood, but rather a special kind of fragrant tree "knot" that combines resin and woody components, solidifying into a state with excellent properties.

  The chunky guy in front of me is holding a agarwood bead bracelet that belongs to the second-rate "water incense", but it's absolutely valuable, more importantly, I can feel that there is a faint aura of Taoist seal on this agarwood. This proves that the bead in front of me is definitely a genuine article that has been blessed.

  This white fatso seems to be more familiar with the place than I am, and judging from his appearance, he indeed has some connection with Lao Shenpiao. However, no matter what, now that I'm working here, not just anyone can come in and take things, so I stretched out my hand to stop him.

  "Is it Mr. Jiang? If you know Master Qiankun, I'll go call him right now. You can only take the things away if he agrees to it. He's not here and I'm in charge of watching the store. If anything goes wrong, I won't be responsible."

  "Hey, are you sick or something? Lao Shen is my dad, I'm taking my own family's stuff, what business is it of yours? Are you looking for trouble?"

  I was stunned, and suddenly remembered that Old God Stick had said before, his surname was indeed Jiang, so this white fat boy is his son? How come I've never heard of it, Old God Stick having a son?

  I looked at White Fatty and shook my head, saying: "It's better to call your dad out and talk about it again. You can't just take things away like that."

  That white fatty was flustered: "If my dad let me take it, would I still sneak in to get it? He's so stingy, I'm taking this thing to ward off evil and save people, do you understand?"

  I smiled and said: "Since it's about exorcising evil spirits to save people, why not go find Master Qiankun instead? It would be more convenient for him to directly cast a spell to drive out the evil spirits."

  Bai Pangzi rolled his eyes: "He'll save people? Don't be fooled, tell me you still can't see that he's actually a swindler after all this time? You're really gullible."

  I'm amused, this fatty is quite interesting, basically I've already determined he's the old swindler's son. But this son is also too unfeeling towards his dad, directly calling him a swindler. Although it's the truth.

  I rubbed my nose, just about to say something, when suddenly a cough came from the inner hall. The old man lifted the curtain and walked out, obviously having heard quite a bit of our conversation earlier. As soon as he went out, he scolded: "You little rabbit, either you stay at school and don't come back, or as soon as you come back, you steal your old man's treasure. How did I end up with such a good-for-nothing son like you?"

  The fatty looked at Lao Shen Gun coming out and didn't show any fear, but instead glared at me with hatred. Then he said to Lao Shen Gun:

  "I said, Dad, this wood is going to get worms, I'll take it out and help you dry it. Let it see some sunlight, covering it all the time will make it rot."

  I almost laughed out loud. The old rascal scolded, "Hey, you little brat, stop chattering with me and quickly put the things back."

  "Come on, Dad! I'm really going to get something to save people. If you're a good person, then come with me. But the key is, you're not. Don't you still remember those two brushes of yours? If we're late, someone will die!"